Inspired Capital
Buywander Raises $21M Series A Led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital, Total Funding Now $28M
Buywander, a Seattle auction marketplace for returned and overstock retail inventory, raised $21 million in a Series A round co-led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital, bringing total funding to $28 million. The company will use the funds to expand nationally, invest in technology, and grow its leadership team.
Buywander raises $21M Series A from Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital, total funding $28M
Buywander, an auction marketplace for returned and overstock retail inventory, raised $21 million in a Series A led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital, bringing total funding to $28 million. The Seattle-based startup—launched in 2023 by Jordan Allen and Brock Kowalchuk—will use the capital to expand nationally, invest in technology, and grow its leadership team.
Buywander raises $21M Series A led by Madrona, Inspired Capital to expand returns auction marketplace
Buywander raised $21 million in Series A funding led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital to expand its auction-based marketplace for returned and overstock retail goods across the U.S., bringing total funding to $28 million. The company, founded in 2023, operates timed online auctions with local warehouse pickup, plans national rollout and tech and team expansion, and currently has eight locations.
Buywander raises $21M Series A led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital, bringing total funding to $28M
Buywander, a Seattle-based auction marketplace for returned and overstock retail inventory, raised $21M in a Series A on September 15, 2026 to fund national expansion, technology investment, and leadership hires; the round was led by Madrona Venture Group and Inspired Capital and brings total funding to $28M.
Seattle Startup QA Wolf Raises $36M Series B Led by Scale to Expand Mobile Testing
Seattle startup QA Wolf raised $36 million in a Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners to expand its software testing capabilities into native mobile apps. Founded in 2019, QA Wolf automates quality assurance for web and mobile applications and has 130 employees.
QA Wolf Raises $20.1M from Peter Thiel to Expand Code Vetting Services as Startup Exits Stealth
QA Wolf, a Seattle-based startup helping companies vet lines of code for bugs, emerged from stealth after raising $20.1 million led by Peter Thiel to expand engineering and marketing. The firm, founded in 2019, serves clients from startups to large enterprises and has seen fivefold revenue growth in nine months.
